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Sunday, 26 November 2017

This weeks topics are based on me playing Mysterium with my family over the weekend. It got me thinking about hidden information and also social interaction in board games.
I think you will agree that most games have some form of hidden information. Games with perfect information tend to be very tactically and sometimes dry. Chess is a good example of a game with no hidden information, but I cant think of to many other games I love that don't have any hidden information. I'm interested to know what the right amount of hidden information gets your juices flowing.

Social interaction is the main reason I play board games, but I know that's not the case for everyone. What games allow the right amount of social interaction for you?

If you have an question or topics you would like me to ask the board game community, drop me a tweet @BoardGameHour before we start and I'll see if I can add it in :0)

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Sunday, 19 November 2017

I have been designing a game for quite a while at the request of my son called "That'snot Pumpkin Soup" which is about goblins in a food production factory making concoctions for other monsters. It's not original but the boy was only 4 when he came up with the idea so give him a break.

I have made a game with the theme and he likes is (mainly cause it has poop in it) but its a bit of a grind to play at the moment. Last night I was working on it and thought "this is lacking some chaos". In my head I have the feeling I want players to have... They should be spinning plates and hoping that everything doesn't come crashing down. But at the moment I have a more euro feel turn this colour cube into that colour until you get points.

I want to inject Chaos, but just the right amount.. And the topic is born!

Our second topic somewhat spawns of the back of the first. I often here people saying they don't like dice cause they are too random. I feel that this is incorrect, but I'd like to hear your views about dice.

If you have an question or topics you would like me to ask the board game community, drop me a tweet @BoardGameHour before we start and I'll see if I can add it in :0)

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#BoardGameHour is simply an hour long twitter chat all about board games (tabletop games). To join in all you have to do is be on twitter and add #BoardGameHour to your tweets so everyone can see what you are saying :0)

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Sunday, 12 November 2017

This weeks #BoardGameHour topics are once again inspired by real life. for a long time now I have been in the process of selling my house. A couple of days ago the contracts where ready to be signed and then everything would have been done. On that day I got an email saying that the buyer wanted to pay me less money than was agreed months ago! I said that I felt cheated and that I needed time to think about it. The buyer then pulled out, leaving me in a terrible situation (after months of working toward selling). I could only think "if this was a board game I would do all I could to hurt you... I should not agree the sale out of princible... I cant reward cheating..."

So, our topics for this week are Cheating and Civilization games. I hope you enjoy and also that the people who where meant to be buying my house get kicked in the butt by karma!

If you have an question or topics you would like me to ask the board game community, drop me a tweet @BoardGameHour before we start and I'll see if I can add it in :0)

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Sunday, 5 November 2017

They are a topic close to my heart, but are they covered well in board gaming. I know there are a ton of games about medieval times, but how many have knights as proper characters. How many games make you feel like you are playing as a knight rather than just pasting on a weak theme?

Mash-up

This is all about smashing two things together to make one new one. It is done some times with music. If is often done in board game design, but I thought it would be good for us to have a play with mashing-up stuff during the hour!

If you have an question or topics you would like me to ask the board game community, drop me a tweet @BoardGameHour before we start and I'll see if I can add it in :0)

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#BoardGameHour is simply an hour long twitter chat all about board games (tabletop games). To join in all you have to do is be on twitter and add #BoardGameHour to your tweets so everyone can see what you are saying :0)